Tag-fastener.



G. M. THALIMER.

' v TAG FASTBNER. APPLICATION FILED mmze. 1909.

947,286. Patented Jan.25,191.0.

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TAG-FASTENER.

Application filed January 28, 1909. Serial No. 474,769.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE M. THALI- 31111:, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mount Vernon, county of l Vestchester,

State of New York, have invented certain,

new and useful Improvements in Tag-Fasteners, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in the attaching means for pricetags and the like, and the object of the invention is to dispenseentirely with sharp engaging points or pins in conjunction with theattaching clips whereby mutilation of the material to which the tags areattached and injury to the user is avoided.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the spring tongueof said clip as to afford a more secure hold upon the material.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and arrangement of parts, preferred embodiments of whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is an under view of a price tag and clip embodying myinvention, Fig. 2 is an edge view of the construction shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a view of the device shown in Fig. 1, showing the tag attachedto fabric or other material. Fig. 4 is an edge view of parts shown inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of a further modification, Fig. 6 is an edgeview of the device shown in Fig. 5.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to inclusive,the same comprises the tag 1, which may be of cardboard or othersuitable material, to which the clip 2 is secured by passing the shankthereof through perforations in the tag as at 3, the ends of the shankbeing bent over at 4. and down upon the opposite side of the tag as at5, the extreme ends of the members of the shank being bent inwardly andembedded within the material of the tag, as shown. By this constructionno sharp loose ends are exposed. The gripping menr ber of the clipconsists of a loop 7, which is connected with the shank by means ofresilient bends 8 from which the gripping member extends insubstantially a straight line to approximately the opposite end of thetag with which said gripping member engages when the tag is not in useand is bent upwardly as at 9 to form a receiving throat for the materialto which the tag is attached.

By an inspection of Fig. 2, it will be seen that the gripping loop 7 atits end adjacent the bends 8 is spaced slightly away from the surface ofthe tag. This space may be substantially equal to the average thicknessof the material. to which the tag is to be applied. By thisconstruction. in conjunction with the substantially straightlineextension of the gripping loop from the bends'S to its free end,said gripping inemher will, when the tag is engaged over theSpecification of Letters PatentI Patented Jain. 25, 1910. I

edge of the fabric or material to which it is applied, engage the lattercontinuously throughout the length of said gripping loop,

as illustrated in Fig. t. By this means, a much more secure hold uponthe fabric is afforded. By reason of the loop form of the grippingmember 7 and the fact that the extremities of the members of the clipshank are embedded within the material of the tag, all sharp or pinpoints which might mutilate the material or injure the user are avoided.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated a gripping menr ber 15 having shank members 16,which are embedded or inclosed within the material of the tag 18 and aresecurely attached thereto. In other respects the gripping:

member in this construction is similar to that illustrated in Figs. 1and at. To alford a still more secure hold upon the fabric between thegripping member and tag, the inner or lower surface of the tag mayberoughened somewhat, as indicated at 19, as by securing a layer of fabricthereto or in any other desired manner. In some cases it may bedesirable to roughen or nick the inner surface'of the clip member as at20 to enable the same to more securely engage the fabric.

lVhat I claim is:

A tag fastener comprising apaper tag member, a metallic gripping memberinclosing the tag and formed of wlre doubled intermediate its length,the extremities of Y said gripping member being bent under and securedto said tag member, that portion of said gripping member adjacent to therear edge of the tag being bent up and spaced away from the tag and thatportion of said gripping member will form a. gripping congripplng memberarranged above the surtact with the fabric to which the tag 19 atface ofsaid tag extending in a substantached.

tially straight line from said bent-up por- CLARENCE M. 'FIJALIB'I ER.tion to and in yielding engagement With Vitnesses: the adjacent surfaceof said tag, whereby in R. C. POWELL,

use substantially the entire length of said CHAS. A. PEARDY.

